The Rams have signed veteran offensive tackle David Quessenberry to a one-year deal, per a team announcement.
Quessenberry played for the Vikings in 2024, his seventh NFL season. He appeared in every game as Minnesota’s swing tackle, but logged only 110 snaps during the regular season. He filled in for left tackle Christian Darrisaw after his injury in Week 8 and was expected to take over the starting job until the Vikings traded for Cam Robinson. Quessenberry played most of the game in Week 12 after Robinson left with an injury and added another 14 snaps in relief of right tackle Brian O’Neill in Week 15. He also closed out the Vikings’ wild card loss in January after O’Neill tore his Achilles during the game.
The 34-year-old Quessenberry will likely fill a similar role in Los Angeles backing up starting tackles Alaric Jackson and Rob Havenstein. His experience on the blind side will be crucial to the Rams after the departure of Joseph Noteboom this offseason. The team’s other backup OT, Warren McClendon, primarily played right tackle in college and his first two NFL seasons with just 52 snaps at left tackle last year.
Quessenberry has played a handful of snaps at guard in his career, though not since 2022. The Rams have more depth along the interior of their O-line, so he likely wouldn’t be needed there unless an emergency arises.
Originally a Texans sixth-round pick in 2013, Quessenberry spent his rookie year on injured reserve due to a foot injury. He was diagnosed with Lymphoma during the following offseason; his treatment sidelined him for three years. He finally made his NFL debut in 2017 with two appearances for the Texans. He didn’t play in 2018 and eventually landed with the Titans in 2019. Quessenberry took over Tennessee’s starting left tackle job halfway through the 2020 season and started all 17 games at right tackle in 2021. He then started three games for the Bills in 2022 before signing with one-year deals with the Vikings in 2023 and 2024.